it matters. our democracy is more than a system of government. it s the very soul of america. it s how we ve been able to constantly adapt through the centuries. it is why we ve always emerged from every challenge stronger than we went in. it s how we ve come together as one nation united. just as our fallen heros have kept the element of faith with our democracy, we must keep faith with them. because of them, all of them, we stand here today. we will never forget that. we will never, ever, ever stop working to make a more perfect union, in which they live and which they died for. that was their problem. that s our promise. that s our promise today to them and our promise always. good morning. welcome to morning joe. it is tuesday, may 28th. that was president biden marking memorial day at arlington national cemetery with a somber message about freedom, democracy, and honoring those who have made the ultimate sacrifice for our country. it certainly is a day for reflection
never ever been more stark than it is today. that s because of thousands of miles away from our shores, president biden today marking the 80th anniversary of the d-day invasion that pivotal turning point in the fight against the nazis in world war ii. he did so with more than two dozen heads of state and government leaders. president biden making the case that we must honor the legacy of those who laid down their lives in the fight against fascism by today supporting ukraine in its war against an aud democrat. he argued for everyone to resist the tide of authoritarianism. watch. we re living in a time when democracy is more at risk across the world than any point since the end of warld were ii since the beaches were stormed in 1944. now we have to ask ourselves. will we stand against tyranny, against evil, against crushing brutality of the iron fist? will we stand for freedom? will we defend democracy? will we stand together? my answer is yes. the specter looming over pre
pandemic. it s the most significant change for middle class people, for poor people, people trying to get into the middle class, in decades, in a very long time. and it has amazing things in it. this is a critical moment. this is a moment where we have to make sure that the american people know what s in this plan. they understand what s in this plan. and by the way, this bill is 90 some percent coronavirus centric. this is similar to the bill that we wrote in may, the heroes act, some of which was implemented in december, much of it now. so in a moment i m going to talk to democratic congresswoman jackie speier about covid and what is next for her party. while democrats are focusing on covid relief, the republican party has hoped to find the issue they hope will blunt that, immigration. kevin mccarthy about to lead a fact finding mission to the border as republicans step up the rhetoric on the issue. is the biden open border policies that are inviting even more ill
Theresa may is in the us tonight. Charming Senior Republicans with a speech in philadelphia and stressing the historic ties between the uk and the us. Her messages on leadership, free trade and shared values went down well with her audience. Tomorrow the diplomacy might get trickier. In the commons before she left for philadelphia, politicians of all stripes were queuing up to offer her advice, but she has to walk a tightrope. If shed listened to the majority of them she would have a list of grievances in her briefcase, everything from human rights to Climate Change to misogyny. In fact, the new president has offered the hope that we might have a closer relationship than over the last eight years after all, he wants a new trade deal and hes a big fan of brexit. Our diplomatic editor mark urban is here. What was the tone of her speech . It was reaching out for what a lot of people in Downing Street Sea as a big political opportunity in the uk, but problematic as his reputation may be, h
The president now . No. I dont, no i dont have nothing to say to him. Lets remember, general john kelly deployed his considerable stature to back trump and frame this as fight between a serious president and loud, lying member of congress. Then the tape surfaced showing it was kelly who had his facts wrong and today miss johnsons remarks it show you you can take congresswoman out of the picture and still have word of grieving mother contradicting the word of president. A president who has broken records for his misleading and false statements in office. General kelly, it is not too late for you. You can correct this record so we can all move on. But asking people to move on without correcting the record isnt moving on at all. In fact it is contrary to the
accountability required. No person is above checks and balances. Joining me, joint call from cbc urging General Kelly to apologize for blatant lies about congresswoman johnson. First niger. Former terror Intelligence Officer and longt